Saturday, August 28, 2010

Book Blogger Hop #1! - A fabulous new meme for me

Notice what I did there in the title? :)

Book Blogger Hop

Yay! My first Hop! I'm the 302th entrant for this week :D
The book blogger hop is hosted by http://www.crazy-for-books.com, and the idea is for the event to last over the weekend to give everyone a chance to visit the other bloggers.

*waves* Hiiii to all the folks stopping over from the Hop.

The question this week (one answers a new Q each week) is:

Do you use a rating system for your reviews and if so, what is it and why?

I use a simple grading system (A, B+, B- and so on). I find it is more flexible than stars or smilies, though I wish I had a cute graphic icon I could sort of 'paste' onto the reviews. There have been one or two reviews where I haven't felt qualified to grade, they are just so stunningly outside the grade curve!

I think of this blog as more than a review blog - about 25% of my posts are about ebook readers, and I have lots of cute, book-related, graphics that I re-post(with credits) from the brilliant folks that create.

If you are a Kindle/Ebook-Reader user, or would like the pure convenience of converting any book format to any OTHER book format,  I would highly recommend you read this very useful post on using Calibre with the Kindle/Sony/Nook!
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18 comments:

  1. Thanks for your comment! :) Looks like we like some of the same stuff... can't wait to see more posts from you!

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  2. Just popping in via the hope to say hi! I think the grading system does give you a little more flexibility, I do a star rating system and sometimes feel limited but it helps me stick to my point:) Glad to be a new follower of yours!

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  3. Your system does allow for a little more flexibility for those books that fall in between. Sometimes there are books that I'm not too crazy about, and I wonder where do they fall in my system. Sometimes I'm just now wowed by a book, but I didn't hate it either. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  4. Thanks for hopping by! I like the idea of a grade system, seems like it might be a little easier to rate that way. Have a great weekend!

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  5. @Emily, @Jenny, I'm following you both now :)

    @Bookangel - You are so right! I just give myself that steady B to assign to the 'Meh' books :)

    @Candance - Thanks!

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  6. I'm happy to have run across your blog. And just in time, as I need help with e-books.

    I'm a new follower!

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  7. Hey, stopping by from The Hop! I'm a new follower :)

    I also have a giveaway going on at my blog if you're interested. If you have the teim come over and visit!

    http://scarrletreader.blogspot.com/

    Have a great weekend!

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  8. @readerbuzz - Thank you! I follow you too :)
    @Caitlin - Thanks, I am now going over to follow you as well!

    What do you all think of my new name? (It used to be Reads Everything, and now it is e-Volving books)

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  9. Hey! Thanks for stopping by! I'm your newest follower too! How did you get the reaction thing at the bottom of your post? I have seen few blog with it, but can't figure it out!

    Have a good day.

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  10. Thanks for stopping by my blog! Have a great weekend!

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  11. I think for a lot of book bloggers that blog often and consistently reviews only count for a small portion of their posts. I know I don't have the funds or the time to read and review nearly as much as I blog!

    & thanks for stopping by!!

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  12. found you through the hop, and thanks for stopping by my blog! I really like the design of your site, sleek and clean.

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  13. Thanks for stopping by my blog... I though I'd return the hop! It's too bad that you probably won't be able to take part in The Contemps challenge. I mean, I probably won't be able to fully complete it myself since it's a lot of books to buy but I can at least do my best to read as many as I can....

    Anyways, I hope you've been having a great weekend! :)

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  14. Just found you via the Hop. I'm enjoying my look around! Have a wonderful weekend.

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  15. Hi, just returning your hop! Your blog name does a good job of conveying your interest in the changing format of books :)

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  16. Hey! You commented on my Mockingjay Cover cretation and asked what I used to make it. I used Photoshop. I really love that program! I could be on it all day!

    As the voting has started for the Mockingjay Covers and if you'r einterested in voting I'll leave a link. Thanks!

    http://www.theunreadreader.com/2010/08/mockingjay-remake-cover-voting.html

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  17. Hey!
    Just hopping by!
    Lovely blog, am a new follower now :)

    Also, I liked it that you talk about e-books, I've been dying to get my hands on a Kindle hehe

    brazilianbookworm.blogspot.com

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  18. Hi Danya! The blog name is thanks to the brilliant and creative choices given by the talented folks who took part in the contest. The winner is Gnoe from graasland.

    @Caitlin - Am voting at your link now :)

    @May - thanks! I am now following you back. Its so nice to see a Brazilian out in the blogosphere.

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